Namibia lose to Japan

NAMIBIA lost 6-3 to Japan in their opening match in Division 1 of the World Inline Hockey Championships in Passau, Germany, on Sunday.

Japan took the lead after five minutes but Vincent van Biljon

equalised with a hard shot from an acute angle.

Japan took the initiative in the second quarter, putting Namibia

under pressure and managed to score two more goals in this period

to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.

 

Japan went further ahead with two more goals in the third

quarter, while Basti Faber manage to pull a goal back for

Namibia.

 

Both teams went on the attack in the final quarter and a goal

apiece made the final score 6-3 in Japan's favour.

 

Namibia had great support from about 200 boisterous fans who

cheered non-stop for the duration of the match.

 

Before the start of the tournament, Namibia played two warm-up

matches against two of the strongest teams in the world, Germany

and the United States, who are both competing in the Premier

Division at the World Championships.

 

On May 23 Namibia played Germany, who opened the scoring after

only 28 seconds.

 

Namibia managed to equalise, but from then on Germany took

control and eventually won the match 9-1.

 

Namibia's performance was however very good, bearing in mind

that Germany beat the Czech Republic 10-0 in their opening match at

the World Championships on May 27.

 

On May 25, Namibia played the top-ranked team in the world, the

United States.

 

Team USA scored four goals during the first quarter, but Namibia

managed to keep the goals to three per quarter for the following

three quarters.

 

Basti Faber scored Namibia's only goal two minutes from time to

make the final score 13-1 in the United States' favour.

 

Afterwards, Team USA players were highly complimentary of the

Namibian effort, stating that Namibia displayed an excellent team

effort spearheaded by the solid performance of the Namibia goalie,

Erik Rodenwoldt.

 

www.namibiasport.com.na

 

Japan took the initiative in the second quarter, putting Namibia

under pressure and managed to score two more goals in this period

to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.Japan went further ahead with two

more goals in the third quarter, while Basti Faber manage to pull a

goal back for Namibia.Both teams went on the attack in the final

quarter and a goal apiece made the final score 6-3 in Japan's

favour.Namibia had great support from about 200 boisterous fans who

cheered non-stop for the duration of the match.Before the start of

the tournament, Namibia played two warm-up matches against two of

the strongest teams in the world, Germany and the United States,

who are both competing in the Premier Division at the World

Championships.On May 23 Namibia played Germany, who opened the

scoring after only 28 seconds.Namibia managed to equalise, but from

then on Germany took control and eventually won the match

9-1.Namibia's performance was however very good, bearing in mind

that Germany beat the Czech Republic 10-0 in their opening match at

the World Championships on May 27.On May 25, Namibia played the

top-ranked team in the world, the United States.Team USA scored

four goals during the first quarter, but Namibia managed to keep

the goals to three per quarter for the following three

quarters.Basti Faber scored Namibia's only goal two minutes from

time to make the final score 13-1 in the United States'

favour.Afterwards, Team USA players were highly complimentary of

the Namibian effort, stating that Namibia displayed an excellent

team effort spearheaded by the solid performance of the Namibia

goalie, Erik Rodenwoldt.www.namibiasport.com.na

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